Lorain approves $1.59M contract from 2014 street repair project

LORAIN — Orange barrel season has started on paper and soon will follow on Lorain’s streets, according to plans from the city’s Engineering Department.
On May 27 the Lorain Board of Control, made up of Mayor Chase Ritenauer and Safety-Service Director Robert Fowler, approved a contract for more than $1.59 million for Smith Paving & Excavating Inc. to work on the 2014 Street Repair Levy Contract A.
The Contract A streets include:
• West 11th Street, from Hillsdale Avenue to Oberlin Avenue
• Hogan Circle, Vardon Drive and Didrickson Drive
• Reeves Avenue from West 30th Street to West 23rd Street
• Cambridge Avenue from its south terminus to East Skyline Drive
• West 40th Street from Cambridge Avenue to Leavitt Road
• Industrial Parkway from Baumhart Road to 900 feet east
The city and contractor will work decide on a date at a preconstruction meeting, City Engineer Dale Vandersommen said.
The city’s estimate was more than $1.88 million for the project.
The award is based on a bid of about $1.44 million plus a 10 percent contingency fund of $144,722.
Four other companies bid on the job, but city officials rejected three of the offers because the contractors did not have a required notices of certification, Vandersommen said.
This year the city plans to spend upward of $12 million on road repairs.
The city Engineering Department will advertise for five contracts for repairs to 33 roadway segments in Lorain.
The jobs will be divided by City Council ward and by scope of work.
In creating this year’s list, the administration and Engineering Department are cognizant of what roads are in the worst shape and what roads are most heavily traveled, Ritenauer said previously. They also want to balance the spending to spread money out through the city, he said.
View the full list for the Lorain’s 2014 road rehabilitation program.